Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2017

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RNS Number : 8325V

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

07 November 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			JAB Holdings B.V.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			N/A
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			3 November 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			7 November 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.99%	N/A		5.99%	703,576,393
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	6.69%	N/A		6.69%


8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B24CGK77		42,159,592		N/A			5.99%		N/A


SUBTOTAL 8. A		42,159,592					5.99%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
N/A		N/A	N/A			N/A			N/A


			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			N/A			N/A

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A	N/A


					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			N/A	N/A


9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Agnaten SE	N/A	N/A	N/A
JAB Holding Company Sàrl	N/A	N/A	N/A
JAB Investments Sàrl	N/A	N/A	N/A
JAB Holdings B.V.	5.99%	N/A	5.99%


10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A

11. Additional informationxvi
Agnaten SE controls JAB Holding Company Sàrl which controls JAB Investments Sàrl which controls JAB Holdings B.V. The voting rights in the issuer disclosed in this notification are held by JAB Holdings B.V.


Place of completion	LONDON
Date of completion	7 NOVEMBER 2017

For further Information:

Christine Logan

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel +44 (0) 1753 217 800

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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